Nine people have died and four remain missing in Kanto after Typhoon Dujuan battered the region with heavy rain, according to the latest tallies from local authorities.
Chiba Prefecture had reported six deaths while Kanagawa Prefecture had reported three as of Wednesday morning.
The latest figures include two deaths newly confirmed Wednesday.
In Chiba, the latest confirmed victim was a man in his 60s from the city of Inzai who was found near a submerged vehicle and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Two men in their 60s and 70s remain missing after they were believed to have been caught in a landslide in the city of Kamogawa.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, a woman in her 30s from the city of Miura was found dead in an apartment building after mud flowed inside. A woman in her 70s from the city of Yokosuka and a woman in her 20s from Miura remain missing after being caught in landslides at their homes.
The storm, which approached the Kanto region on Monday, triggered landslides and floods and damaged around 500 homes across Chiba, Kanagawa and Ibaraki prefectures, according to broadcaster NHK.
The 25th named storm of the year had moved northeast away from 91AV原创 Pacific coast by Tuesday night, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The typhoon brought record rainfall to parts of eastern Japan, with some areas recording more than 800 millimeters of rain in 48 hours.
An oil spill was reported Monday at a refinery operated by Eneos Holdings in Yokohama, according to the transport ministry.
One person also died in a landslide in Miyazaki Prefecture after torrential rain hit the area over the weekend, the transport ministry said.
Typhoon Dujuan hit during the Silver Week holidays.
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